{"product_id":"little-book-of-the-london-underground","title":"The Little Book of the London Underground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDid You Know?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child’s garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone’s brother’s ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world’s oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London Transport Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56443373224284,"sku":"473118","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8090\/2236\/files\/little_book_of_the_lu.jpg?v=1768217208","url":"https:\/\/shop.ltmuseum.co.uk\/products\/little-book-of-the-london-underground","provider":"London Transport Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}